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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY WINSLOW TOWNSON Playing Footsie Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Cobi Jones (13) goes toe-to-toe with New England Revolution defender Daouda Kante during the MLS Cup 2002, which the Galaxy won 1-0 in overtime (page 30).THREE COLOR PHOTOS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN BIEVER Launch Sequence Angels starter Jarrod Washburn helped Giants outfielder Barry Bonds make his first World Series at bat a memorable one, as Bonds went very, very deep in the second inning of Game 1 (page 44).COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY KELLY GLASSCOCK Finger Food Those hungry hands behind Chiefs quarterback Trent Green belong to Broncos defensive end Trevor Pryce, who clamped down on Green for a sack in Denver's 37-34 victory.

Before he became the premier postseason performer of his generation, the Patriots icon was a middling college quarterback who invited skepticism, even scorn, from fans and his coaches. That was all—and that was everything